Congressman Bob Filner, former Deputy Mayor of San Diego and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, delivers a riveting commencement address to California Miramar University

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WASHINGTON, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leader of The American Legion is urging the organization's members to push for congressional support of a bill that, if enacted, would allow military veterans to use their Medicare benefits at VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) medical facilities.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A concentrated lobbying effort by The American Legion and fellow VSOs (veterans service organizations) has culminated in U.S. Senate passage of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Improvements Act of 2010.